The Biblical Theme of Peace/Shalom
James A. Durlesser, Ronald H. Love

In Peace / Shalom, James Durlesser and Ron Love have created a volume designed to not only provide thorough exegesis of the biblical theme of Peace / Shalom, but also how that exegesis can be applied to the daily living of the Christian. Throughout this book, the reader will not only find information about how the subject of peace permeates the scriptural canon but will also discover many ways to help the person in the pew have a better understanding of peace in scripture as it applies to today’s world, and how it applies to their individual lives.

James A. Durlesser is an ordained pastor in the United Methodist Church, now retired from the active pastorate. In addition to congregational ministry, he has served for twenty years as an instructor and professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary. For seventeen of those twenty years, Dr. Durlesser was a part-time lecturer in biblical languages at PTS. Most recently, he has taught courses in the Doctor of Ministry program and has been a faculty member on more than twenty student project / paper committees. He is the author of numerous books, articles, and denominational resources. Dr. Durlesser holds degrees from Westminster College (B.A., Religion), Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, (M.Div., Th.M. Old Testament), and the University of Pittsburgh (Ph.D. in Religious Studies with specialization in Hebrew Bible). He resides in Western Pennsylvania with his wife, Joy.

Ronald H. Love was called into the ordained ministry from a career as a state trooper. He has served Methodist churches in rural, inner-city, and suburban settings for 20 years, and served for four years as an Army chaplain. Dr. Love has also been a corporate librarian for a Fortune 500 company and been a university professor for ten years, teaching history and theology. His writing experience includes denominational publications, magazine articles on religion, and a newspaper devotional column. He holds a bachelor's degree in sociology (Slippery Rock State College), master's degrees in library and information science (University of Pittsburgh), secondary education (Duquesne University), church history (Indiana University of Pennsylvania), and theology (Wesley Theological Seminary), as well as a doctorate in homiletics (Pittsburgh Theological Seminary). Dr. Love now resides in South Carolina.